Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1887-11-11

New York market, from orchards south
of Burlington and north of Vergennes.
North Ferrisburgh.
Mrs. w. II. Fonda very pleasantly enter
taiued the ladies of the w. f. NJ. 5 last
Wednesday afternoon. The Daily FREE
PRESS is sold on our Streets. Rev. g. II.
Robbins was delegate to the convention
held in st. Adams of Society of Christian
Endeavor. The lecture of Hon. Walter
Il. Howard, given in Allen hall on
Wednesday evening, Novemb r 0. was in
The sociable in the parlors of the church
last week. given by the young folks, was
a pleasant affair .. Mr. Albert Cronk is
on the sick list DR.. Cram attends.
Mr.. Thomas Mcclure, of Essex, n. V,
has visited some of his army comrades in
this place. Apples are sold and shipped
in large quantities from this vicinity at
81 per barrel. .. Messrs. f. Hubbell, w.
Langdon aud Albert Ball are all improv-
ing in health. "A course of lectures for
the winter is under consideration.
waterviIIe.
Hon. Fred Carpenter of st. Adams last
week presented Henry Carpenter post &.
A. r. No. 100 at Watervile with S25 to
purchase a flag for the use of the post and
at the last regular communication the
post voted a unanimous vote of thanks
for his generous and most acceptable gift,
and may he long years be spared to see
the flag proudly wave that so honorablv
bears the inscription of his deceased
brother. ....J. G.. Farrar is stopping in
town a few days. Edward Atwell has
finished his job and in Cambridge and
returned home .....E. II. Shattuck has
put in some new broad steps in front of
his store which is quite an Improvement
| .... Charles Shaw and Mr.. Clay OF Boston
were the guests of ). r. Miller the post
week Mrs. J. V. Stevens is stopping
with her sister, Mrs Henry Wetherbee
at Burlington Il few days.....T. j. Shaw,
the oarman, is at his home in Maiden,
Mass, sick with typhoid fever and l.. w.
| Adams is foreman in the shop during his
absence. Mrs Pease of Fairfax was
visiting her daughter, Mrs. Edgar May
nard, the past week.
isle La Motto.
DR.. Melvin Hyde Of Fairfield is moving
into town .... Mr.. and Mrs win Chap
man lett for their home in Nashua, n. H..
last Monday. 1.-The referee suit be-
tween II G. HoIcomb and II. H. Goodsell
WAS in session part of last week. go. Mrs.
! Hattie Pearson of Omaha, Nebraska,
formerly Miss Hattie Gale) of this place,
was in town last Wednesday, after an alb
senCe of several years. ..... MrS. Carlisle
Pike of Ellenburgh is visiting her sister,
| Mrs. William Yale. .... Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
Hall spent Sunday with friends in Chazy.
......We greatly prize the FREE PRESS
over this way and look forward to its
weekly visits with pleasure .. Seneca
Pike who has been quite sick with pneu-
monia is some better. f. A. Holcomb
takes the lead in raising potatoes having
over 1000 bushels. James Duba has
purchased house and lot in Morrisville
and moves his family there. ... Capt.
George Richie has gone to Whitehall
t1-ith IA 10 ~
pairs. ....M Mr.. Vail who brought here and
sold a car load OF native bred Oregon
horses, last August is now making his
friends a call on his return to his ranch
home in Oregon. The celebrated law
suit of Hill VS.. Hall is on trial again with
quite corps of legal talent. Miss
Spaulding from Grand Isle is visiting in
town School has begun in No. l, with
Miss Helena Hocomb as teacher again.
......H. G. Hill has shipped another Car
load of apples to parties in New York
Fine weather for this time OF the year
but too dry for much blowing Ducks
are plenty around the shores of the lake
80. Messrs. Hall, Wilson and H. &
Edison of St Adams and Jed p. Ladd OF
Alburs.h were in town four days last week
taking evidence IN the referee suit be
tween n. &. Hill and !. A. Hall. Thu
suit is again adjourned until November
l1..... There was no preaching in the
tor, Rev. Mr.. Adams, having been calleC
out of town to attend the funeral service.
of Miss knight OF North Hero. Mrs
Josie Lewis and Miss Hattie Rock well o
Alburgh were in town over Sunday
a drill run by horse power from New
, York State Is in town boring well3 TO
water After going down 40 feet in tn
solid rock for H. ii. Hill and not findinl
, water or getting through the rock he ha
abandoned the idea Of getting water tina
f way H. j. Fleury has been appointe
= postmaster for this town in place of Hor
time ago, and the Office will be moved t
. Fisk's store some time this week ....
DR.. Melvin Hyde of Fairfield has move
into town, and is now ready to attend an
calls in his lire of business.
Fairfax
II Abner Riley has bought the farm for
4 merly owned by Adriane Leonard of Buc
5 Hollow. &c. f. MIDGET has gone
4 Boston for a stock of new goods. Will
i he is gone Charles Grinnell of Georgi
e takes charge of the telegraph office.
I. E. w. Webster Will sell at auction on tn
+ 18th inst, all of his farm tools, hay an
: cattle. Miss Bertha Perham has close
/ heI school in Huntville Hattie Wood i
) the Sanderson's Corner district Ada
: Currie on the Plains Cora Judd in tn
= Charles Brush district. Miss Ann
hlllctl has btcll NlSllllS lIlcutS III II ltlCi
er.... Miss Mabel Drew has gone t
Fall River to visit relatives. Mr..
frankie Frisbie of Cambridge, n. Y,
: visiting her relatives and friends. -.
= Miss Emma Drew has returned from he
. visit in Enosburgh .....E +. Marvin ha
< moved on to his fathers farm in Mort
), Fairfax. Smith Gf Wcs'f0rd VIII NOV
u on the farm vacated by Marvin, .... Ere
a Shepardson has gone back to Niagar
: Falls. Madison perham has bought tn
! Bellows farm, occupied by l.. G. Hick
u Consideration, $1,000 ..... Mrs. Geor4
Cove is very sIck....AhCut - from ;
Adams Good iemp.Grs Lodge, sper
: saturday evening with Fairfax lodge.
e Miss Emma Garlock of Bakersfield is vi
II ting friends III town.. Miss Nav Fitc
has returned to her home in the West.
. Miss Libbie Prouty has gone to Chlcag
= to visit her sisters 49,. Fred Stafford Ia
, gone back TO Hunts store. D.. Harley San
u born has come home on visit NJ. )
. G. Greene of St Adams has been visitin
= her sister, Mrs. G. d. Curre o. Misst
. Bertha and Mvrtie PerhAm htte -lad d